Accrued Closure Costs and ARO (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Asset retirement obligation, revision of estimate | $ 1,626 | |||
| Asset retirement obligation, liabilities settled | $ (2,037) | $ (693) | ||
| Asset retirement obligation | 8,395 | 7,315 | $ 5,301 | |
| M&EC [Member] | ||||
| Asset retirement obligation, revision of estimate | 1,400 | 1,626 | ||
| Asset retirement obligation, liabilities settled | 1,872 | 283 | ||
| Asset retirement obligation, current | 2,791 | 2,177 | ||
| Asset retirement obligation | 3,058 | |||
| DSSI [Member] | ||||
| Asset retirement obligation, revision of estimate | 1,257 | |||
| Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc [Member] | ||||
| Asset retirement obligation, revision of estimate | 707 | |||
| Asset retirement obligation, liabilities settled | $ 165 | $ 410 | ||
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- Definition The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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